The MMA Corner Fighter Rankings: Pound-For-Pound

Blane Ferguson: Never before has a champion been so close to cleaning out the division, making him arguably the greatest of all time.

WIN: Daniel Cormier | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 182

WIN: Glover Teixeira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 172

WIN: Alexander Gustafsson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 165

# 2 Jose Aldo

Ferguson: He is the most dominant champion in the entire UFC. He’s looked half asleep in his fights and he still dominates his opponents.

WIN: Chad Mendes | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 179

WIN: Ricardo Lamas | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 169

WIN: Chan Sung Jung | TKO (punches) | UFC 163

# 3 Demetrious Johnson

Josh Davis: He should probably be #1, but it’s tough to put him there with his lack of competition.RJ Gardner: If Johnson fought at 170, he would be considered the best fighter in the sport today, but because he fights at 125, he is overlooked.

WIN: Chris Cariaso | Submission (kimura) | UFC 178

WIN: Ali Bagautinov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 174

WIN: Joseph Benavidez | KO (punch) | UFC on Fox 9

# 4 Chris Weidman

Davis: I think Weidman has proven that right now he is the best in the division.

WIN: Lyoto Machida | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 175

WIN: Anderson Silva | TKO (leg injury) | UFC 168

WIN: Anderson Silva | KO (punches) | UFC 162

# 5 Anthony Pettis

José Youngs: The definition of a finisher. A world class striker who has finished stand out kickboxers on his feet and has submitted back-to-back BJJ black belts.

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José began his career as a mixed martial arts journalist while still enrolled at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State University. Since graduating in May 2013, he has attended dozens of high profile UFC fight cards as a credentialed member of the media, providing live cage side coverage through his articles and videos. His work has appeared on UFC.com, ArizonaSports.com and AZCentral. He is also currently one of the main contributors on Power MMA Show at Arizona Sports 98.7 FM, one of the first all MMA radio shows on a major radio station.